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Genre: Fantasy

A Tolkien Gateway Drug

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The book market is flooded with a genre called “fantasy” which ranges from innocent adventure stories to the downright bizarre. Aside from The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia, and a few other titles, wholesome fantasy pickings can be slim. One you should add to your list is The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. Based on a combination of Welsh myth and Alexander’s imagination, this series of five books (including a Newberry Medal winner) and six short prequel tales is a great read for boys. The author…

Ranger’s Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan

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In the years following the defeat and exile of the evil Morgarath, a young man discovers who he is, and the important role he will play in the world. The Ruins of Gorlan, Book I of John Flanagan’s popular Ranger’s Apprentice series, follows Will, an orphaned ward of the Castle Redmont, as he and several of his friends cross over from childhood to youth. In Araluen, youth is a time of apprenticeship for adulthood, and that means taking on challenging and meaningful duties. In the course of the story, Will not only learns who…